{"id":1180,"date":"2021-07-14T12:46:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T12:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:53:12","slug":"us-senators-call-for-action-on-increased-religious-persecution-in-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-senators-call-for-action-on-increased-religious-persecution-in-algeria","title":{"rendered":"US Senators call for action on increased religious persecution in Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1180\" class=\"elementor elementor-1180\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f3c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cab19\" data-id=\"d1cab19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb4296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Religious minority groups increasingly targeted under Algerian blasphemy laws<\/b><\/li><li><b>US Senators urge Secretary of State Blinken to address increased persecution<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>WASHINGTON D.C.\u00a0(14 July 2021)<\/b> \u2013 Five United States Senators, two Republican and three Democrats,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/d83757e6-53f5-4263-854c-836a74b330f5\/3FA548803F4C8D00DEDED4C1D16FA16F.algeria-religious-freedom.pdf\">signed a letter this week<\/a>, addressed to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, expressing concern and urging action regarding increased persecution of religious minorities in Algeria. Protestants and Ahmadiyya Muslims have recently been targeted under the country\u2019s blasphemy laws for engaging in alleged religiously offensive actions. The government has also failed to reopen numerous Protestant churches that have been systematically closed since 2018.<\/p><p>\u201cNobody should be discriminated against because of their faith.\u202fThe open displays\u202fof hostility towards religious minorities that we are witnessing in Algeria\u202fare\u202fdeliberate attempts to stifle the spread of\u202fChristianity,\u202fand\u202frepresent\u202fan attack on religious\u202ffreedom for all people. Everyone has the right to freely choose their faith and to practice it in public or private, without fear of persecution. We urge the United States to put pressure on the Algerian government to protect this fundamental freedom guaranteed to all people,\u201d said Kelsey Zorzi, Director of Advocacy for Global Religious Freedom for ADF International.<\/p><p><b>Religious discrimination persists throughout Algeria<\/b><\/p><p>The targeted campaign of church closures in Algeria has forced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2021\/february\/algeria-christians-closed-churches-united-nations-epa-hirak.html\">thirteen churches<\/a>\u00a0to shut their doors and threatens fifty other houses of worship to do the same. Among the churches that have been closed is the Full Gospel Church of Tizi-Ouzou, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/evangelicalfocus.com\/world\/8536\/one-year-later-13-algerian-protestant-churches-remained-closed-and-sealed\">largest protestant church<\/a>\u00a0in Algeria with over 1,200 members. It has remained closed since 2019.<\/p><p>Algerian courts have also targeted members of the Ahmadiyya community for crimes related to the expression of their faith. In December of 2020, dozens of Ahmadis were tried and convicted for allegedly offending the Prophet Mohammad, distributing leaflets, and engaging in worship without registration, despite the fact that Ahmadis are refused official religious status.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/news-room\/releases-statements\/uscirf-troubled-escalating-persecution-ahmadi-muslims-algeria\">In a recent press release<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/news-room\/releases-statements\/uscirf-troubled-escalating-persecution-ahmadi-muslims-algeria\">Anurima Bhargava<\/a>, Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said that \u201cNew convictions and harsh sentences against Ahmadi Muslims in Algeria demonstrate systematic and ongoing persecution on religious grounds\u201d and that \u201cthe U.S. government should urge the Algerian government to act swiftly to reverse this disturbing trend.\u201d<\/p><p><b>Violation of international and domestic law<\/b><\/p><p>Algeria is a signatory of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This international human rights treaty guarantees the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. The Algerian Constitution also guarantees the freedoms of conscience, opinion and worship. These recent actions against religious minorities are in violation of both international and domestic law.<\/p><p>Foreign governments and the international community continue to expose this discrimination committed by the Algerian government. Earlier this year, USCIRF advised in its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publications\/2020-annual-report\">2020 Annual Report<\/a>\u00a0that Algeria be recommended for the State Department\u2019s \u201cSpecial Watch List\u201d for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.<\/p><p>The letter signed by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) sends a similar message: that the international community is watching. The letter calls for Secretary Blinken to raise religious freedom concerns with senior Algerian officials.<\/p><p>In the letter, the Senators write: \u201cIn December 2020, Congress overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution calling for the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws throughout the world, once again demonstrating bipartisan commitment to international religious freedom. In that spirit, we reiterate our deep concern with the treatment of religious minority groups in Algeria and recognize that the freedom to practice one\u2019s faith freely is one of our nation\u2019s most sacred values and a universal human right.\u201d<\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">Similar efforts are being simultaneously organized around the globe, in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">cluding in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">\u00a0both the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">U.K. Parliament and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">\u00a0E<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">uropean Parliament<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">. The coordinated, global effort\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">seeks\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">to send a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">clear<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">message, that<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">\u00a0discrimination against religious\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">minorities<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">\u00a0will not be tolerated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180656996 BCX0\">\u00a0by the international community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c4475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1c4475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0702bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0702bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImages for free use in print or online in relation to this story only\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96940ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"96940ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kelsey-Zorzi2_web.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"96940ce\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kelsey-Zorzi2_web\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzA4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYWRmaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA2XC9LZWxzZXktWm9yemkyX3dlYi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI5Njk0MGNlIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kelsey-Zorzi2_web.jpg\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five United States Senators, two Republican and three Democrats, signed a letter this week, addressed to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, expressing concern and urging action regarding increased persecution of religious minorities in Algeria. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,29,221,27],"class_list":["post-1180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-algeria","tag-christian-persecution","tag-kelsey-zorzi","tag-religious-freedom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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